History
Matsubayshi Shorin-Ryu Karate was founded by Shoshin Nagamine in 1947.
1962 — Gary Tiktin, a student of Nagamine, starts the American Karate Federation.
1972 — Kurt Christensen moves from Iowa Dojo and opens Madison, WI dojo. He has taught thousands of students over the years.
1982 — Dennis Williams started karate classes in Madison and has trained continuously in Shorin-Ryu. He also has Shodan's in other styles.
I am very grateful to all of the teachers and students that I have trained with over the years.
Location and Classes
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 5:30 — 7:00pm  NEW: CHILDRENS CLASS 4:30 TO 5:30.   Link to enroll: https://slp.ce.eleyo.com/course/8443/summer-2024/youth-matsubayashi-shorin-ryu-karate
St. Louis Park Central Community Center
6300 Walker Street Room 25 (Activity Center)
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
Near intersection of Hwy 100 and Hwy 7
Links
www.matsubayashi-ryu.com/Â This site is the Matsubayashi headquarters run by Takayoshi Nagamine until his death in 2012.
www.kjk-karate.com/Â Â Run by Chris Thomas, senior teacher of George Dillman's pressure point fighting.
www.AmericanKarateFederation.com/Â Â Gary Tiktin's original site managed by current teachers.
www.ki-aikido.net/Â A popular Aikido style of which I was part of for 3 years.